40sp

Form
Sponsorship for a partner
to migrate to Australia 40SP

Important – Please read this information carefully before you Limitations on sponsorship
complete your application. Once you have completed your You should note that certain sponsorship limitations apply.
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your
records. These are:
This form 40SP is to be completed by the sponsor of • the number of approved sponsorships/nominations2 you
persons applying for a partner category visa either can make is limited to 2, a minimum of 5 years apart; and
outside Australia or in Australia. • if you were originally sponsored or nominated to Australia
as a spouse, fiancé(e), interdependent partner or de facto
If the fiancé(e) or partner you are sponsoring is partner you cannot sponsor a new spouse, fiancé(e) or
applying outside Australia, your fiancé(e) or partner de facto partner for a period of 5 years from when you were
will be applying to migrate. If your fiancé(e) or partner sponsored.
is applying in Australia, your fiancé(e) or partner will
be applying for permanent residence. In this form, the There are some exceptions to these requirements in
term ‘migrate’ covers both. compelling circumstances. These include:
For details on partner category visa processing, see booklet 1, • if your previous partner has died;
Partner Migration, which is available on the Department of • if your previous partner has abandoned the relationship,
Immigration and Citizenship (the department) website leaving young children; or
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from any office of the • if you have formed a new relationship that is long-standing.
department or Australian mission overseas. Current and previous contributory parent category visa
Further information on partner category migration is available holders
from www.immi.gov.au/migrants/ or the department’s If you have been granted a contributory parent category visa
enquiry line (see information box on page 4). on or after 1 July 2009, you are unable to sponsor a person
for a partner or fiancé(e) visa for 5 years from your visa grant
Integrity of sponsorship date if you were in a married or de facto relationship with
The department is committed to maintaining the integrity of that person on or before the date you were granted the
the visa and citizenship programs. Please be aware that if you contributory parent category visa. There are some exceptions
provide us with fraudulent documents or claims, this may to this limitation in compelling circumstances.
result in processing delays and possibly your sponsorship
being refused. Protection of children
The department has concerns about Australian citizens and
Who can sponsor residents who have been convicted of or are facing charges
If you wish to sponsor a fiancé(e) or partner to enter or for child sex offences and who are sponsoring partners and
remain in Australia: minor children for entry to Australia under family migration
arrangements. While such cases are rare, it is essential that
• you must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent you as a sponsor disclose to the department any information
resident or eligible New Zealand citizen; and relating to any conviction you have had or any charges
• generally, you must be aged 18 years or over1; and currently awaiting legal action.
• for a Prospective Marriage visa, you must be known It is also important that migration applicants, and any
personally to your fiancé(e) and have met as adults and non-migrating person who can lawfully determine where
there must be no impediment to your marriage; or a migrating minor child is to live, are informed when the
• for a Partner visa, you must be in a married or de facto sponsor has such convictions or outstanding charges.
relationship with your partner.
When the department is aware of any convictions or charges
‘Partner’ means your spouse or de facto partner (including of this nature, through either:
same-sex partners). • the answers you provide to Question 39 on form 40SP
1 Sponsorship for a partner to migrate to Australia; or
If you are:
• aged 16 or 17 years; • liaison with relevant Commonwealth, state and territory
• in Australia; and agencies
• wish to sponsor your fiancé(e) or spouse who is aged 18 years or it may inform the migration applicant, and any non-migrating
over, your parent or guardian must be your fiancé(e) or spouse’s
person who can lawfully determine where the applicant’s
sponsor. Your parent or guardian must be an Australian citizen, an
Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen
migrating minor child may live, about the convictions or
aged 18 years or over. charges. Signing the sponsorship undertaking will be taken as
If your parent or guardian is undertaking this sponsorship, they your acknowledgement of this approach.
should complete all information on the form about you on your
behalf.
2
Prior to 1 July 2002, persons who applied in Australia for migration
to Australia as a fiancé(e) or partner, were ‘nominated’ by their
partner. Those who applied outside Australia were ‘sponsored’.
Approved sponsorships or nominations are those which resulted in a
visa being granted to the applicant.

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How to sponsor What documents do you need?
You must ensure that you: The department will need proof of your relationship with your
• are eligible to sponsor your fiancé(e) or partner (for fiancé(e) or partner.
example, you may not be able to sponsor if you are the It will help your fiancé(e) or partner’s application if you send
holder of a Refugee Woman at Risk (subclass 204) visa or with this form any documents that confirm your relationship.
you are subject to sponsorship limitations – you will need
If you have changed your name since birth, you should also
to discuss your individual circumstances with the nearest
provide evidence of this.
office of the department);
• complete and sign this form; and You will also need to send evidence of your permanent
resident status in Australia (for example, a certified copy of
• send this form to your fiancé(e) or partner before your
the relevant pages of your passport identifying the Australian
fiancé(e) or partner lodges their application.
permanent resident visa or Resident Return visa label) or
Your fiancé(e) or partner should: proof that you are an eligible New Zealand citizen3. An
• complete a form 47SP Application for migration to Australian citizen will need to send a certified copy of their
Australia by a partner; and citizenship certificate or, if Australian-born, a certified copy
• if applicable, arrange for a form 47A Details of child or of their full birth certificate. If you are unsure about the
other dependent family member aged 18 years or over to documents needed to do this, contact the nearest office of the
be completed and signed by each dependent child and department.
dependent relative of your fiancé(e) or partner who is aged You will also need to demonstrate that you will be able to
18 years or over (whether or not they are migrating with meet your sponsorship obligations as undertaken by you
your fiancé(e) or partner). when you complete and sign this form (see ‘Your sponsorship
Your partner should lodge these form(s), together with this undertaking’ below). The information requested on this
sponsorship form, at the nearest office of the department form, including documents relating to your employment and
if your partner is applying in Australia, or at the relevant income, will assist the decision-maker in deciding whether you
Australian mission if your partner is applying outside Australia. are able to meet these obligations.
For the relevant office’s contact details, see the department’s If you are sending copies of documents, they will need to be
website www.immi.gov.au/contacts/ certified as true copies of the original by a person authorised
When you send this form to your fiancé(e) or partner, it is to witness statutory declarations (for a list of prescribed
important that you tell them that the form 47SP the form(s)
, persons, see ‘Statutory declarations’ in booklet 1, Partner
47A (if applicable), this sponsorship form, any supporting Migration).
documentation and the visa application charge (or evidence It is in your interest to provide all the documents requested
that the charge has been paid) must be lodged together. with the application. Failure to do so may result in processing
If your fiancé(e) or partner is applying outside Australia and of the application being delayed.
you are able to demonstrate difficulty in forwarding mail to
your fiancé(e) or partner, you should lodge this form at the Your sponsorship undertaking
nearest office of the department in Australia. That office will
As a sponsor for your fiancé(e) or partner’s visa application to
forward the sponsorship to the Australian mission nearest
migrate to Australia, you sign a sponsorship undertaking at the
your fiancé(e) or partner.
end of this form.
Note: After your fiancé(e) or partner has lodged their partner
If your fiancé(e) applies for and is granted a Prospective
category visa application, and before a decision is made
Marriage visa, as sponsor you will be responsible for all
on their visa, providing location requirements can be
financial obligations to the Commonwealth that your fiancé(e)
met, your fiancé(e) or partner may be able to have
might incur during the period he/she is in Australia.
added to their application a dependent child who was
previously not included in the application as a person If your partner applies for and is granted a Partner visa, as
migrating to Australia with your fiancé(e) or partner. In sponsor you agree to provide adequate accommodation
addition to your fiancé(e) or partner having to notify and financial assistance as required to meet your partner’s
the department in writing of this addition, you may reasonable living needs. If your partner is applying outside
have to complete a new form 40SP to include that Australia, this assistance would cover their first 2 years in
dependent child with your fiancé(e) or partner and any Australia. If your partner is applying in Australia, this assistance
other family members you are sponsoring to migrate to would cover the 2 years following the grant of his/her partner
Australia. visa. You are also required to provide financial and other
support, such as childcare, that will enable your partner to
attend appropriate English classes.

3
An eligible New Zealand citizen is one who held a Special Category
Visa (SCV) on 26 February 2001; or held a SCV for at least 1 year in
the 2 years preceding that date; or has a certificate, issued under
the Social Security Act 1991, that states that the citizen was, for the
purposes of that Act, residing in Australia on a particular date and
who would have met certain health and character requirements on
last entry to Australia.

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By signing the undertaking, you will also be agreeing to When sponsorship applications present potential child
provide information and advice to help your fiancé(e) or protection issues, the department may provide the
partner settle in Australia. This information and advice should information that raises child protection concerns to the visa
include telling your partner about employment in Australia. applicant(s) and any non-migrating person who can lawfully
It is important that your fiancé(e) or partner and his or her determine where the applicant’s migrating minor child may
dependants understand that a good standard of spoken and live. See Protection of children on page one.
written English is essential if they want to work in Australia. The information collected might also be disclosed to
Without these skills, it will be very difficult for them to gain agencies who are authorised to receive information relating
employment at a level commensurate with their job skills and to adoption, border control, business skills, citizenship,
qualifications. They should therefore assess their own education, health assessment, health insurance, health
employment prospects in Australia, whether or not services, law enforcement, payment of pensions and benefits,
they intend to work immediately. taxation, review of decisions and registration of migration
agents.
Assurance of Support The information collected, including the results of any tests
After your fiancé(e) or partner has lodged their partner for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), will be used to
category visa application, the department may ask them to assess your eligibility as a New Zealand citizen to sponsor your
request another person to provide an Assurance of Support fiancé(e) or partner. A positive HIV or other test result will not
(AoS) on their behalf. This would be done if your fiancé(e) necessarily lead to your fiancé(e) or partner’s visa application
or partner is assessed as being a potentially high user of the being refused. Your results may be disclosed to the relevant
Australian welfare system during their first 2 years in Australia, Commonwealth, state and territory health agencies.
or the 2 years following grant of your partner’s visa if your The department has authority under the Migration Act 1958
partner is applying in Australia. As well as your fiancé(e) or to collect a range of personal identifiers from non-citizens,
partner’s circumstances, your ability to support your fiancé(e) including visa applicants, in certain circumstances. For more
or partner (and any other dependants included in the detailed information, you should read information form 1243i
application) may be taken into account by the decision-maker Your personal identifying information, which is available
in deciding whether to request an AoS. Some of the from the department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/
information given by you on this form may be used for this. or from any office of the department or Australian mission
overseas.
What is an Assurance of Support? The collection, access, storage, use and disclosure by the
An AoS is an undertaking to provide financial support to the department of the information you provide in this form is
person or persons applying to migrate so that the migrant will governed by the Privacy Act 1988 and, in particular, by the
not have to rely on any government forms of support. 11 Information Privacy Principles. The information form
993i Safeguarding your personal information, gives details
It is also a legal commitment by a person to repay to the of agencies to which your personal information might be
Australian Government certain recoverable social security disclosed. This form is available on the department’s website
payments made by Centrelink to those covered by the www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from any office of the
assurance. department or Australian mission overseas.
As sponsor, you are not required to act as the assurer if you Form 1071i Health requirement for permanent entry to
are not in a financial position to qualify. Generally, a person Australia provides additional information on Australia’s
who has received the full rate of any pension, benefit or visa health requirements. Form 1071i is available from the
allowance (other than family payments) from Centrelink department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from
during the last year will not qualify as an assurer. Another any office of the department or Australian mission overseas.
person who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident
or eligible New Zealand citizen3 who is usually resident in Note: Under section 234 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act),
Australia and aged 18 years or over can act as the assurer. you may be prosecuted for deliberately providing false
or misleading information to the department.
Although it is the department that decides whether or not
an AoS is required, Centrelink has responsibility for assessing
all AoS applications. For more information about the AoS Obtaining information about you from other agencies
scheme, see Fact sheet 34 at www.immi.gov.au/media/ and organisations
If your partner needs to lodge an AoS, the proposed assurer Under section 56 of the Act, the department may seek
will need to contact Centrelink about application procedures. information about you that is relevant to your sponsorship
application from other agencies and organisations. The
Centrelink
agencies/organisations may include:
Telephone: 132 850 (if you are calling within Australia) • federal, state or territory government agencies;
Telephone: 61 3 6222 3455 • federal, state or territory law enforcement agencies;
(if you are calling from outside Australia) • state or territory housing authorities (including private
landlords);
About the information you give • local government authorities;
The department is authorised to collect information relevant • financial institutions;
to an application for sponsorship under Part 2 of the • educational institutions;
Migration Act 1958 ‘Control of Arrival and Presence of Non- • private businesses (including telecommunication and
Citizens’. The information collected will be used for assessing internet service providers, insurance companies); and
your eligibility to meet the sponsorship requirements and
• any other relevant businesses or agencies.
any other migration requirements that you and/or the person
you are sponsoring must meet as set down in the Migration
Regulations.


Options for receiving written communications Migration agents in Australia
You may authorise another person to receive all Migration agents in Australia must be registered with the
communications, both written and electronic, about your Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of
application with the department. You will be taken to have the MARA) unless they are exempt from registration.
received any documents sent to that person as if they had
been sent to you. Migration agents outside Australia
To do this you will need to complete Part H Options Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have
for receiving written communications and form 956 to be registered. The department may give some overseas
Appointment of a migration agent or exempt agent or other agents an ID number. This number does not mean that they
authorised recipient. For an explanation of what a migration are registered.
agent or exempt agent or authorised recipient can do please Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operate
read the sections below. overseas.
To change or end the appointment of your migration agent Exempt agents
or exempt agent or authorised recipient you must promptly
advise the department in writing. You can do this by using The following people do not have to be a registered migration
form 956 Appointment of a migration agent or exempt agent agent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they
or other authorised recipient. must not charge a fee for their service:
• a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child,
Authorised recipient information parent, brother or sister);
• a sponsor or nominator for this visa application;
An authorised recipient is someone you appoint to receive
written communications about your application with the • a member of parliament or their staff;
department. • an official whose duties include providing immigration
assistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider);
All written communication about your application will be sent
to your authorised recipient, unless you indicate that you wish • a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or
to have health and/or character information sent directly to international organisation.
you.
The department will communicate with the most recently Further information on migration agents
appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one Information on migration agents, including a list of registered
authorised recipient at any time for a particular application. migration agents, is available on the Office of the MARA
website www.themara.com.au
Migration agent information You can also access information about migration agents on the
A migration agent is someone who can: department’s website www.immi.gov.au
• advise you on the visa that may best suit you;
• tell you the documents you need to submit with your Consent to communicate electronically
application; The department may use a range of means to communicate
• help you fill in the application and submit it; and with you. However, electronic means such as fax or e-mail
• communicate with the department on your behalf. will only be used if you indicate your agreement to receiving
communication in this way. The department may also contact
If you appoint a migration agent, the department will assume people by mail, telephone or in person. However, if you have
that your migration agent will be your authorised recipient, an e-mail address, this may speed up communication.
unless you indicate otherwise.
To process your application the department may need
Your migration agent will be the person with whom the to communicate with you about sensitive information,
department will discuss your application and from whom it for example, health, police checks, financial viability and
will seek further information when required. personal relationships. Electronic communications, unless
You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if you adequately encrypted, are not secure and may be viewed
use a migration agent, the department encourages you to use by others or interfered with. If you agree to the department
a registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound by communicating with you by electronic means, the details you
the Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them provide will only be used by the department for the purpose
to act professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests. for which you have provided them, unless there is a legal
obligation or necessity to use them for another purpose, or
Immigration assistance you have consented to use for another purpose. They will not
A person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she be added to any mailing list.
uses, or claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience in The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for the
migration procedure to assist you with your visa application, security or integrity of any information sent to the department
request for ministerial intervention, cancellation review over the internet or by other electronic means.
application, sponsorship or nomination.
In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigration
assistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or is Home page www.immi.gov.au
exempt from being registered. Only registered migration
agents may receive a fee or reward for providing immigration General Telephone 131 881 during business hours
assistance. enquiry line in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
If an unregistered person in Australia, who is not exempt information available outside these hours).
from registration, gives you immigration assistance they are If you are outside Australia, please contact
committing a criminal offence and may be prosecuted. your nearest Australian mission.

Please keep these information pages for your reference

Form
Sponsorship for a partner
to migrate to Australia 40SP

Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.
Tick where applicable ✓

Part A – Application overview Part C – Relationship details
1 How many people are included in this sponsorship for migration? Note: You are requested to inform the department if your relationship
ends before your fiancé(e) or partner’s application to migrate is
Adults Children decided.

9 When and where did you and your fiancé(e) or partner first meet?
Part B – Fiancé(e) or partner’s details DAY MONTH YEAR

Date
2 Fiancé(e) or partner’s full name (as shown in passport
or travel document)
10 How did you and your fiancé(e) or partner meet (eg. in person,
Family name internet, telephone, introduction by friends)?

Given names
If you did not meet in person at this time, when and where did
you first physically meet?
DAY MONTH YEAR
3 Fiancé(e) or partner’s name in his/her own language or script
(if applicable) Date

Place

11 How long after you met did you and your fiancé(e)
or partner begin a relationship?
4 Other ways your fiancé(e) or partner spells his/her name
(days, months or years)
Family name

Given names 12 When did you and your fiancé(e) or partner make the decision
that you both:
• wanted to commit to a long-term spouse or de facto
relationship; or
5 Sex Male Female • intended to marry each other?
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

6 Date of birth Date

Note: If your fiancé(e) is applying for a Prospective Marriage visa,
7 Fiancé(e) or partner’s residential address go to Question 14.

13 When and where did you begin a married or de facto relationship with
your partner?
POSTCODE
A spouse or de facto relationship is a relationship between a couple
who have a mutual commitment to a shared life to the exclusion of any
8 Is the person you are sponsoring engaged to, legally married to or in a other spouse relationships or any other de facto relationships.
de facto relationship with someone other than you?
The relationship between them is genuine and continuing and they live
No together; or do not live separately and apart on a permanent basis.
Yes Give details DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

Place


14 The person you are sponsoring is your: 18 Have you previously sponsored/nominated a spouse, de facto partner,
DAY MONTH YEAR prospective spouse (fiancé(e)) or interdependent partner?
Spouse Date of marriage No Yes How many times?
Place of marriage Give the following details for EACH time you have
sponsored/nominated.
If you do not have enough space, give details on an additional sheet of
De facto partner Date de facto DAY MONTH YEAR paper, sign and date it, and attach it to this form.
relationship DAY MONTH YEAR
commenced 1. Date application lodged for
previous sponsorship/nomination
Prospective Are you and your prospective Name of person sponsored/nominated at time of
spouse spouse both free to marry?
(fiancé(e)) sponsorship or nomination
No Yes
Family name
Have you ever met your
prospective spouse personally? Given names

No Yes If applicable, other names this person is, or has been, known by
DAY MONTH YEAR (including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)
Date of intended
marriage Family name
Place of intended marriage Given names
DAY MONTH YEAR
Date of birth of person sponsored/
15 Are you engaged to, legally married to or in a de facto relationship with nominated
a person other than the person you are sponsoring? Relationship to you (spouse, de facto partner, fiancé(e),
No interdependent partner)
DAY MONTH YEAR
Yes Date of marriage or when
relationship commenced
Name of overseas post/Australian office where
Place of marriage sponsorship or nomination was lodged

16 Do you and your fiancé(e) or partner intend to maintain a
lasting relationship? Was a visa granted?
DAY MONTH YEAR
No Yes No Yes Date visa
was granted
DAY MONTH YEAR
17 Did you enter into this relationship solely to gain permanent residence
in Australia for your fiancé(e) or partner? Date relationship ended

No Yes How relationship ended (eg. divorce, death)


DAY MONTH YEAR
2. Date application lodged for 3. Family name
previous sponsorship/nomination
Given names
Name of person sponsored/nominated at time of DAY MONTH YEAR
sponsorship or nomination Date of birth Male Female
Family name Country of
current residence
Given names
Citizenship
If applicable, other names this person is, or has been, known by
(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases) 4. Family name
Family name Given names
Given names DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth Male Female
DAY MONTH YEAR
Date of birth of person sponsored/ Country of
nominated current residence
Relationship to you (spouse, de facto partner, fiancé(e), Citizenship
interdependent partner)

5. Family name
Name of overseas post/Australian office where Given names
sponsorship or nomination was lodged
DAY MONTH YEAR

Was a visa granted? Country of
DAY MONTH YEAR current residence
No Yes Date visa
was granted Citizenship
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date relationship ended 6. Family name
How relationship ended (eg. divorce, death) Given names
DAY MONTH YEAR

19 Give details of ALL your fiancé(e) or partner’s dependent Country of
family members who are included in this sponsorship current residence
1. Family name Citizenship

Given names
DAY MONTH YEAR 7. Family name
Date of birth Male Female Given names
Country of DAY MONTH YEAR
current residence
Citizenship Country of
current residence
2. Family name Citizenship

Given names
DAY MONTH YEAR 8. Family name
Date of birth Male Female Given names
Country of DAY MONTH YEAR
current residence
Citizenship Country of
current residence
Citizenship


Part D – Your details 27 Details from your passport
20 Your full name (as shown in your passport or travel document) Passport number

Family name Country or
passport
DAY MONTH YEAR
Given names
Date of issue
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of expiry
21 Name in your own language or script (if applicable)
Issuing authority/
Place of issue as
shown in your
passport
22 Other ways you spell your name
28 Were you sponsored/nominated to Australia as a spouse, de facto
Family name partner, prospective spouse (fiancé(e)) or interdependent partner?
Given names No
Yes Give details
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of sponsorship/nomination
23 Sex Male Female
Name of overseas post/Australian office where
sponsorship or nomination was lodged
DAY MONTH YEAR

24 Date of birth
DAY MONTH YEAR

25 Place of birth Date relationship ended

Town/city How relationship ended
(eg. divorce, death)
Country
29 Have you ever been granted a contributory parent category visa?
26 What is your citizenship/residence status in Australia? No DAY MONTH YEAR
(Tick one box only) Yes Date of visa grant
Australian citizen by birth Please attach proof
30 Your current residential address
Australian citizen by grant Date of arrival in Australia
DAY MONTH YEAR

Attach proof of citizenship and POSTCODE
length of residence
Note: If your residential address is not in Australia, please attach
a statement at the end of this form outlining how you will
Permanent resident Date of arrival in Australia meet your sponsorship obligations. See Part I – Sponsorship
of Australia DAY MONTH YEAR
undertaking

Attach proof of length of residence 31 Address for correspondence
Which citizenships do you hold? (If different to your residential address)

POSTCODE
Eligible New Zealand citizen Length of residence in Australia
32 Your telephone numbers
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
Please attach proof
Office hours ( ) ( )

After hours ( ) ( )


33 Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, e-mail 36 Have you received Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment,
or other electronic means? Youth Allowance, Widow Allowance or Special Benefit during
No the last 2 years?

Yes Give details No
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER Yes Give details
Fax number ( ) ( )
1. Type of payment
E-mail address

34 What is your current employment status? From to
In paid employment Retired
Home duties Receiving a pension 2. Type of payment

Seeking employment Full-time student
Other Specify From to

35 Have you been in paid employment at any time during the last 2 years? 3. Type of payment
No
Yes Give details of your employment history for the last 2 years DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

1. Occupation From to

Employer 37 Are you currently receiving any other form of social security benefit,
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR pension or allowance (including any benefits received from a
From to country outside Australia)?
No
2. Occupation Yes Give details

Employer

From to

3. Occupation 38 Do you have any dependants?
Employer No
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR Yes Give details
From to Number of dependent children
Details of other dependants (eg. retired parents
You should provide certified photocopies of one of the following in Australia or overseas)
documents to show your employment during the last 2 years:
• Australian income and/or overseas tax assessment notices*;
OR
• a letter from your employer confirming length of employment and
annual salary;
OR
• payslips;
OR
• business documents or a letter from your accountant if you are
self-employed or self-funded from other sources.
*The department does not require your Tax File Number (TFN). If your
TFN is shown on your tax assessment notice, you may wish to remove
or obscure it before you attach the copy of the assessment notice to
this form.


39 Have you ever: 41 Have you ever:
• specifically, been convicted of a crime or • in addition to any crime or offence disclosed in
offence in any country (including any conviction response to Question 39, been convicted of a
which is now removed from official records), crime or offence in any country (including any
relating to persons under the age of 16, conviction which is now removed from official
including but not limited to: child abuse, child records)? No Yes
sex, endangering a child, indecent dealings with • in addition to any crime or offence disclosed in
a child, or possession of child pornography? No Yes response to Question 39, been charged with
any offence that is currently awaiting legal
• specifically, been charged with any offence action? No Yes
that is currently awaiting legal action, in any
country, relating to persons under the age of 16, • been acquitted of any criminal offence or
including but not limited to: child abuse, child other offence on the grounds of mental illness,
sex, endangering a child, indecent dealings with insanity or unsoundness of mind? No Yes
a child, or possession of child pornography? No Yes • been removed or deported from any country
(including Australia)? No Yes
If you answered ‘Yes’ to either of the above questions, you should give • left any country to avoid being removed or
ALL relevant details. If the matter relates to a criminal conviction, please deported? No Yes
give the nature of the offence, full details of sentence and dates of any • been excluded from or asked to leave any
period of imprisonment or other detention. country (including Australia)? No Yes
• committed, or been involved in, the commission
of war crimes or crimes against humanity or
human rights? No Yes
• been involved in any activities that would
represent a risk to Australian national security? No Yes
• had any outstanding debts to the Australian
Government or any public authority in Australia? No Yes
• been involved in any activity, or been convicted
of any offence, relating to the illegal movement
of people to any country (including Australia)? No Yes

40 Are you an eligible New Zealand citizen? • served in a military force or state
sponsored/private militia, undergone any
No Go to Part E military/paramilitary training, or been trained in
Yes weapons/explosives use (however described)? No Yes

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, you must give ALL
relevant details. If the matter relates to a criminal conviction, please
give the nature of the offence, full details of sentence and dates of any
period of imprisonment or other detention.


42 In which countries have you lived for 12 months (in total) or more during the last 10 years?
Dates lived there
Country MONTH YEAR Last permanent address in that country
FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

43 Have you ever had, or do you currently have, tuberculosis or any other serious disease
(including mental illness), condition or disability?

No
Yes Is the disease, condition or disability one that requires, or is
likely to require, medical, hospital or special care?
No
Yes Give ALL relevant details


Part E – About your home Part G – Assistance with this form
44 Type of dwelling: 51 Did you receive assistance in completing this form?
House No Go to Part H

Flat Yes Please give details of the person who assisted you

Other Specify Title: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other

Family name
45 How many bedrooms does the dwelling have?
Given names
46 How many people live in the dwelling?
Address
47 What is the relationship of these people to you?
Child
POSTCODE
Parent
Spouse Telephone number or daytime contact
De facto partner COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

Sibling Office hours ( ) ( )

Other Specify Mobile/cell

48 Ownership of dwelling: 52 Is the person an agent registered with the Office of the Migration
Own outright Agents Registration Authority (Office of the MARA)?

Paying home loan No

Public housing Yes Go to Part H

Rent 53 Is the person/agent in Australia?
Other Specify No Go to Part H
Yes
49 Will the person you are sponsoring be living with you?
No What accommodation do you propose for the person 54 Did you pay the person/agent and/or give a gift for this assistance?
Yes you are sponsoring? No
Yes

Part H – Options for receiving written
communications
55 All written communications about this application should be sent to:
(Tick one box only)
Part F – Previous Myself All written communications will be sent to
sponsorships/nominations OR
the address for communications that you
have provided in this form.
50 Have you lodged any other sponsorship/nomination (other than the Authorised
recipient You must complete form 956 Appointment
sponsorships/nominations you have recorded in Question 18) or signed
a maintenance guarantee or an Assurance of Support? OR of a migration agent or exempt agent or
other authorised recipient and attach it to
No Migration agent this application form. Form 956 is available
Yes Attach a statement showing the relationship of the person OR from the department’s website
you have sponsored/nominated or assured and the dates Agent exempt www.immi.gov.au
of lodgement of sponsorships/nominations (including any from registration
current sponsorship/nomination), maintenance guarantees
or assurances.


Part I – Sponsorship undertaking
56 Undertaking I authorise the department to obtain information relevant to my offer
WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence. to provide this sponsorship from other government agencies or
organisations. The agencies/organisations may include:
I agree:
• federal, state or territory government agencies;
• to provide information and advice to help the person(s) I am
sponsoring settle in Australia; • federal, state or territory law enforcement agencies;

• to ensure that adequate accommodation is available to them on • state or territory housing authorities (including private landlords);
arrival in Australia or, if necessary, to provide accommodation for up • local government authorities;
to 2 years from arrival in Australia, or the 2 years following grant of • financial institutions;
my partner’s visa if my partner is applying in Australia;
• educational institutions;
• to provide support as required to enable them to attend appropriate
English language courses; • private businesses (including telecommunication and internet
service providers, insurance companies); and
• to attend an interview (if requested by the department) in relation to
my fiancé(e) or partner’s application; • any other relevant businesses or agencies.

I will inform the department in writing if I withdraw my support for my I acknowledge the department may inform the migration applicant,
fiancé(e) or partner before their application is finalised. and any non-migrating person who can lawfully determine where
the applicant’s migrating minor child may live, about the convictions
I acknowledge that there are grounds under the Migration Regulations or charges it becomes aware of through either my response to
family violence and child custody and maintenance provisions (as Question 39 or liaison with relevant Commonwealth, state or territory
explained in booklet 1, Partner Migration) for my partner to obtain agencies.
permanent residence if our relationship breaks down before final
decision. Signature
I declare that the information I have supplied in this form is complete, of sponsor
correct and up-to-date in every detail.
I am aware that any person who provides false or misleading Name
information or who deceives or misleads or who presents a forged
DAY MONTH YEAR
document to an Australian Government official may be prosecuted.
Date
I am aware that if false or incorrect information is given on this form,
the application of the person(s) I am sponsoring may be refused, and/or
any visa granted to that person may be liable to cancellation. We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application
and all attachments for your records.
I authorise Centrelink to give information about me, relevant to my
offer to provide this sponsorship, to the Department of Immigration and
Citizenship.


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